Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-10-06

union. He dwelt touchingly upon the
drouth of 1860, when it seemed as if
our territory was to be depopulated
and turned back again as avid desert
for the Indians and Buffalo; how no
bly,, by the blessings of Providence and
fertile soil, she rose in following years
from misfortune to be blessed with a
prosperity without parallel for rapid
ity IN all the annals of history. He
said the present season, with all the
bad crop year, still left us self-sustain-
ing with considerable to ship abroad;
but no man could raise corn and corn
alone to make farming a success. Let
the season be good or bad, he should
apply himself to all the various produc-
lions the soil is adapted to. He should
ship nothing abroad to have it shipped
back to him again. Not only this, but
the ruinous policy of buying fruits,
many of them shipped here from the
most eastern states, that our soil is
especially adapted to raising, should be
stopped; stop shipping hogs and cattle
to eastern slaughter houses to be butch
cred and returned with the enormous
expense attached, and brought back
again for three times the first price.
Nearly every article the farmer con-
sumes can be manufactured at home
and the day is not far distant when it
will be done; then will dawn an era of
prosperity, when the manufacturer and
consumer, the farmer and his patrons
will be each at the base of his supplies,
that will place Kansas, geographically,
the central state, the foremost state in
wealth and enterprise of any of all her
thirty-eight sisters. No boy can be a
good boy without a good home. The
intelligence and culture lin every farm
house of Kansas bespoke, no matter
how humble, a good home, a home
where education was assured. a home
where affection and virtue was cult
waited, and where refinement, though,
perhaps, i'll humble habiliment, was the
handspring of desire. What grand
future this assures to us, who must
consign the coming destiny of this
state we have labored so hard to build
into the hands of such prosperity.
He called up the fact that no more
public lands Of the value of ours could
be secured to settlers anywhere now
between the Atlantic and Pacific
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in mind. Don't get discouraged trying
seasons and trifle it away to never
again have such an opportunity for
home and future competence. People
who can live away from manufactures,
all the enormous expenses of shipping
raw material away from home to
shrink III making up, and then to be
returned to them for their use, can GER
tainly accumulate wealth, and that
rapidly, too, under the shadow of man
ufactories IN every county throughout
the state. Such condition of things
is only question of time. Be patient
and persevere; study carefully the
adaptability of the soil and govern
yourself to it, success is certain to fol-
low. Kansas may have done her best
to veX her people this year; let that be
as it may, she leaves them with plenty
and a large wheat crop to test the fu-
ture.
He paid a handsome tribute to Bar
ton county. its rapid development and
the thrift and enterprise of Great
Bend; but the wind al d dust swirling
around in his face and bowling among
the branches of the trees overhead,
made it difficult for the audience to
hear his words, four-iifths of whom were
deprived of amy of the benefits of his
speech.
After the speaking was concluded preparations
for the afternoon began. The first called was
the "Texas pony race" Five entries made
none allowed over II hands heighth) follows:
"Lady Florence" ................ John Remick
Pete,............. .................Ch as Herter
Blind Dick, Chas. Zutavern
Time called 3 p. H.. distance quarter mile,
half mile and one mile and quarter. On the quater
mile heat, Lady Florence in ahead, followed
closely by Black Belle On the half mile heat Lady
Florence came out two lengths ahead, followed by
Black Belle with Pete close at her heels The half
mile made in So seconds. The mile and a
quarter heat won by Black Belle, the Lady
Florence was not entered for this contest. Pete
taking the second premium.
Time called on the trotting 300, entrance
being:
Zenliola, Unannouneed
star, Lake Miller
There were i've heats made time of 3:03 for the
mile track Becky Sharp coming out first winner
with Star second and Zeniola third.
Second heat resulted in Star LIST, Becky Sharp End